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Anvelink Wins Third Feature At Shawano Speedway
By Bert Lehman
Shawano, WI (June 25, 2005) - A strong field of cars greeted fans at the
Shawano Speedway Saturday night, with Nick Anvelink winning his third WISSOTA
Late Model feature of the year. Jeremie Hedrick won his second IMCA Modified
feature, while Rod Snellenberger won his second IMCA Stock Car feature. Jeff
Curtin returned to victory lane in the Limited Late Model feature, winning his
fourth feature of the year.
Cody Grosskruetz paced the field, leading the first lap of the WISSOTA Late
Model feature, with Gordie Seegert, Tim Buhler, Nick Anvelink and Ron Berna
following. Seegert wasted no time in taking the lead from Grosskruetz on the
second lap, with Buhler and Berna following over the next two laps. Seegert
led through lap four, before pulling into the pits, giving the lead to Buhler.
Buhler had a slight lead over Berna, while Anvelink was gaining on Berna.
Anvelink grabbed the second spot just before half the race was in the books.
A.J. Diemel and Chris Carlson also joined the top five at this time. Anvelink
began gaining on Buhler over the next several laps, while Diemel grabbed the
third spot from Berna. Anvelink grabbed the lead with seven laps remaining.
Diemel then caught Buhler, and raced him side-by-side, before taking over the
second spot. Berna also got by Buhler, but it was all Anvelink, as he cruised
to the victory. He was followed by Diemel, Berna, Buhler and Carlson.
In the IMCA Modified feature, Tom Schaal jumped out to the quick lead over
John Berna, Shawn Frelich, Matt McDermid and Jerry Wilinski. A caution on the
third lap slowed the action. Schaal continued to lead on the restart, with
Berna still second. Eddie Muenster moved up to third, with Wilinski and Eric
Scribner following. Scribner began moving toward the front over the next
several laps, moving up to the second spot. The driver on the move was Jeremie
Hedrick, who started the race in the last spot, but was in the top five
halfway through the race.
Scribner remained in the lead on the restart, with Schaal, Hedrick, Muenster
and Lance Arneson following. Hedrick continued to make the charge to the
front, grabbing the second spot with five laps remaining. Hedrick began
pressuring Scribner for the lead, before pulling alongside him with three laps
remaining. Hedrick made the pass stick, and pulled away for the victory. He
was followed by Scribner, Muenster, Arneson and McDermid. After the race,
Hedrick had his motor claimed by Joe Haferkorn. Claim was accepted.
Mike Ashenbrener took the early lead over Jeff Brehmer, Tyler Rasmussen, Chas
Van Ooyen and B.J. Giese in the IMCA Stock Car feature. Rod Snellenberger and
Brian Bruechert joined the top five on the second lap, grabbing the third and
fifth spots. Snellenberger moved into second on the next lap, and set his
sights on the leader. Snellenberger grabbed the lead on the fourth lap,
leaving Ashenbrener to battle with Brehmer.
With Snellenberger firmly in the lead, Bruechert continued making his way
through the top five, and grabbed the second spot just before the halfway
point of the race. The best action was taking place for the fourth, fifth and
sixth spots, with Brian Karcz, Jason Czarapata and Kyle Frederick swapping the
spots. When the checkered flag flew, it was Snellenberger crossing the line
first, followed by Bruechert, Brehmer, Karcz and Czarapata.
In the Limited Late Model feature, Aaron Wickersheim took the early lead over
Jeff Curtin, Nate Yonker, Mike Kunschke and Luke Uttecht. By the third lap,
Curtin was pressuring Wickersheim for the lead, and made the pass for the lead
two laps later. Wickersheim began to fade, giving the second spot to Uttecht,
while Bob Schmidt grabbed the third spot just past the midway point of the
race.
As the race progressed, Curtin pulled away from the rest of the field and
cruised to the victory. He was followed by Uttecht, Schmidt, Mike Kunschke and
Wickersheim.
Racing action continues next Saturday night, with the action starting at 6:30
p.m. There will also be a Beat Mother Nature night of racing on Thursday, July
21. This night of racing will include the regular Shawano Speedway divisions.
Track points will not be awarded, but national points will be awarded.
RACING SUMMARY
WISSOTA LATE MODEL FEATURE: 1)Nick Anvelink, 2)A.J. Diemel, 3)Ron Berna, 4)Tim
Buhler, 5)Chris Carlson, 6)Pete Parker, 7)Cody Grosskruetz, 8)Troy Springborn,
9)M.J. McBride, 10)Randy Markwardt. FIRST HEAT: 1)Mark Mitchell, 2)Terry
Casey, 3)Anvelink. SECOND HEAT: 1)Diemel, 2)Grosskruetz, 3)Carlson. THIRD
HEAT: 1)McBride, 2)Buhler, 3)Berna.
IMCA MODIFIED FEATURE: 1)Jeremie Hedrick, 2)Eric Scribner, 3)Eddie Muenster,
4)Lance Arneson, 5)Matt McDermid, 6)Brad Rohloff, 7)Jerry Wilinski, 8)Tom
Schaal, 9)Wade Schutt, 10)John Berna. FIRST CONSI: 1)Kyle Meyers, 2)Bill
Martin. SECOND CONSI: 1)Jerry Muenster, 2)Hedrick. FIRST HEAT: 1)Jamie
Schmidt, 2)Scribner, 3)Wilinski. SECOND HEAT: 1)Mike Wedelstadt, 2)McDermid,
3)Schutt. THIRD HEAT: 1)Arneson, 2)Berna, 3)E. Muenster. FOURTH HEAT:
1)Schaal, 2)Rohloff, 3)Shawn Frelich.
IMCA STOCK CAR FEATURE: 1)Rod Snellenberger, 2)Brian Bruechert, 3)Jeff Brehmer,
4)Brian Karcz, 5)Jason Czarapata, 6)Kyle Frederick, 7)Chas Van Ooyen, 8)Dan
Michonski, 9)Mike Ashenbrener, 10)Tyler Rasmussen. FIRST HEAT: 1)Rasmussen,
2)Snellenberger, 3)Bruechert. SECOND HEAT: 1)B.J. Giese, 2)Czarapata,
3)Frederick.
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE: 1)Jeff Curtin, 2)Luke Uttecht, 3)Bob Schmidt,
4)Mike Kunschke, 5)Aaron Wickersheim. FIRST HEAT: 1)Curtin, 2)Kunschke, 3)Nate
Yonker. SECOND HEAT: 1)Rocky Miller, 2)Schmidt, 3)Uttecht.
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